Ardie R Copas State Veterans Nursing Home
Nursing home in Port Saint Lucie, FL
Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 13000 Sw Tradition Parkway, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987
- Phone
- (772) 241-6132
- Listed under
- Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 686128
- Overall star rating
- 5 of 5 ★★★★★
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 3 of 5
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 115
- Ownership
- Government, state
- Legal business name
- Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
- Chain
- Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (7 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Dec 6, 2022
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 19, 2025. CMS lists 14 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 14, 2024 to Jun 19, 2025): 2 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | D |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | D |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in… | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.94 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.09 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 3.99 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 5.23 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 36%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 37%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 1
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.
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